Alexander 1955-1959 Vintage Dolls Identified USA
22 MAR 2023 Madame Alexander Cissy dolls 1955+ American Master YouTube video courtesy of Michael Canadas
The Alexander Doll Company was founded in 1923 by Beatrice Alexander and is still in operation today in New York, NY USA. Madame Alexander dolls are of the finest quality and exquisitely dressed by the founder, fashion designer and artist “Madame Alexander“.
Alexander dolls 1923+ | 1937+ | 1940+ | 1946+ | 1950+ | < 1955+ > | 1960s | 1970s
1955-1959 1962 Alexander Cissy doll 20-21″ tall wearing #2285 red gown in 1958, is made of hard plastic doll, wigged, sleep eyes, closed mouth, lady body, jointed upper arm / elbows and knees, high heel feet, clothes are tagged “Cissy” and there were hundreds of outfits produced for Cissy, doll usually marked ALEXANDER. A pre-Cissy head mold was used on Binnie and Winne walker dolls in 1953, Later Cissy’ dolls do not have an upper arm joint. 1996 to present Alexander re-introduced modern Cissy dolls.
1956-1958 Alexander Lissy doll 11 1/2-12″ tall, hard plastic, sleep eyes, rooted hair various colors, high heel feet, dressed in many different outfits and as shown, some were matching to Cissy’s attire. Dolls are usually unmarked.
1957-1964 Alexander Elise doll 16 1/2 (1957-1960), 17″ with vinyl head (1961-1962, 1967-1976, 1982), 18″ tall with up swept hair-do (1963), hard plastic with vinyl arms, jointed at the neck, shoulders, hips knees and ankles, many different outfits were available, doll usually marked ALEXANDER or MeM ALEXANDER.
Elise is shown wearing a beautiful tulle ballerina gown with flower accented waist and hair adornment and pierced earrings of faux pearls.
1957-1963 Alexander Cissette doll 10″ tall, hard plastic, sleep eyes, jointed at neck, shoulders, hips, and knees, high heel feet, dressed in #900 basic doll in a chemise. Dolls can be unmarked or marked MmM ALEXANDER. Cissette had many different outfits including; a Ball gown, Ballerina, Beauty Queen, Bride, Casual dress, Formal dress, Gibson Girl and others, shown on right is an original striped pink day dress.
1958-1965 and 1998 Alexander Marybel the Doll That Gets Well 12, 15, 17, 22″ tall, has the Kelly face mold, soft vinyl head, fully jointed body including a twist waist, rooted hair, sleep eyes, closed mouth, doll usually marked Mme. Alexander 1958. Marybel came in a case with accessories to get well, she wore pink satin shortie pajamas, robe and slippers or a wardrobe depending on year made, accessories are; plastic crutches, two plastic arm casts and leg casts, gauze bandages, tape, red measles spots, yellow chicken pox spots and sunglasses.
1959 Alexander Shari Lewis doll 14 or 21″ tall, hard plastic, sleep eyes, brown wig, high heel feet, came dressed in several different outfits. The 21″ doll used the Cissy body with this unique face mold, doll mark MmE. 19 copyright © 58 ALEXANDER.
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Alexander dolls 1923+ | 1937+ | 1940+ | 1946+ | 1950+ | < 1955+ > | 1960s | 1970s